Actor Rich Ting was born in Los Angeles, California and is a 4th generation Asian American. Growing up as an athlete, Ting played collegiate football at Yale University while earning a B.A, and then went on to achieve a dual J.D./M.B.A. degree. Soon after achieving his scholastic goals, he realized that he needed to switch careers and pursue his passion for the entertainment industry and, specifically, as an actor.
Ting has appeared on major hit shows: Chicago Fire, F.B.I., Magnum P.I., NCIS: Los Angeles, Supergirl, Waco, Rush Hour, and Chicago P.D. He has also landed roles on blockbuster films, such as Lone Survivor and Salt as well as the spaghetti Western feature film, No Name and Dynamite, where he plays the lead character of ‘Dynamite Davenport’.
Ting is most well-known for playing the iconic character ‘Bolo’ in the HBO Max drama series Warrior, a television series inspired by the writings and work of Bruce Lee and is unforgettable on Amazon’s Season 4 of the critically-acclaimed The Man in the High Castle as ‘Captain Iijima’, a driven, ambitious young detective in the Japanese Kempeitai.
In 2022, Ting has been seen on FX’s The Old Man opposite Jeff Bridges on the streaming service Hulu as well as on Netflix’s Partner Track where he plays the character of ‘Carter Min’, the General Counsel of Min Enterprises. In 2023, Ting has been seen on Apple’s Hello Tomorrow as ‘Hikaru Makoto’, Disney Freeform’s AZNBBGRL as ‘Cody Lim’ and also served as the Grand Marshal of the 2023 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade and Festival.
In 2024, Ting can be seen on Paramount Plus’ Season 2 of Taylor Sheridan’s hit crime drama series Tulsa King alongside Sylvester Stallone, where he plays the Chinese Triad druglord, ‘Jackie Ming’, a quiet but ruthless man with his own ambitions in the marijuana industry in Tulsa. Ting also stars in video game, such as Suckerpunch’s Ghost of Yotei (the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima) and SEGA’s Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the ninth mainline entry of the Like a Dragon series, and a direct sequel to Yakuza: Like a Dragon and the spin-off title Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
In 2025, Ting can be seen on Amazon Prime’s new half-hour drama On Call, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, which marks Wolf Entertainment’s first streaming series and its 10th current scripted series overall. Ting plays ‘Sgt. Tyson Koyama’, the team leader of the Long Beach P.D.’s drug enforcement team (DET).
In 2026, Ting was nominated for an Emmy award for his work as the lead and producer on The Destination Channel’s original series, Staycation. Ting will be seen on Season 14 of NBC’s hit procedural drama show, Chicago Fire, playing the character of ‘Officer McKinnon’ and will also be seen on The Big Bang Theory spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, on HBO Max alongside Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Sussman, and Kunal Nayyar.
Ting currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, Angela, and two Malteses, Somi and Nori. In addition to working in film and television, he’s serves on the board of the Bruce Lee Foundation, is a Chief Creative Officer at a full-service multicultural advertising agency, is the co-founder of a talent and brand management company, and is a true foodie at heart.